Malick Sidibé`s `The Eye of Modern Mali` at Somerset Gallery, London

Malick Sidibé`s `The Eye of Modern Mali` at Somerset Gallery, London

Datebook: Malick Sidibé's 'The Eye of
Modern Mali' at Somerset Gallery, London
BY BLOUIN ARTINFO | September 30, 2016
Malick Sidibé: A la plage, 1974.
(Courtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris)
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Somerset Gallery, London, presents Malick Sidibé's 'The Eye of Modern Mali' from October 6, 2016
through January 15, 2017. This will be the first major solo exhibition in Britain of the legendary
photographer from Mali.
Sidibé is regaled for his trademark black-and-white images that chronicle life in the Malian capital of
Bamako, particularly in the wake of the country’s independence. The exhibition will feature 45
original prints from the 1960s and 1970s from three specific themes- ‘Au Fleuve Niger / Beside the
Niger River’, ‘Tiep à Bamako / Nightlife in Bamako’, and ‘Le Studio / The Studio’.
The exhibition is on view at Somerset Gallery, South Building, Somerset House, Strand, London,
WC2R 1LA.
For details, visit, www.somersethouse.org.uk
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Les jeunes bergers peulhs, 1972 (c) Malick Sidibé. Courtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris
Dansez le Twist, 1965 (c) Malick Sidibé. Courtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris
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Combat des amis avec pierres, 1976 (c) Malick Sidibé. Courtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris
A moi seul, 1978 (c) Malick Sidibé. Courtesy Galerie MAGNIN-A, Paris
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